Kei Kamara (from Sierra Leone)
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Major League Soccer is once again leading the charge in diversity (as determined by birthplace) in the North American sports landscape. From its current pool of 600 players, a league-record 67 countries are represented in MLS.

Among those 600 players, 222 have been capped by their national teams (37%) while nearly 75%, 38 of 51, of current Designated Players (average age of 25.76 years) have been capped.

​Among these internationally capped players, 40 standouts in MLS have been included on a FIFA World Cup roster. With the recent signing of German star Bastian Schweinsteiger to the Chicago Fire, there are now four players currently playing in Major League Soccer who have reached the pinnacle of the sport with a FIFA World Cup title.